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No. 851,045. PATENTED APR-23, 1907.

J. H. U L-LR GK. STILL.

APPLICATION FILED 1530. 30,1905.

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J. -H. ULLRIGK.

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APPLICATION FILED DEO.30,1905.

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, JAGOB To all whom it may concern:

;Be it known that'I, "JACOB HENRY ULL- RICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Nashville, in thecounty of Davidson and State ofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Still, of which the followingis aspeci'f' ficatio The present invention-relates more particularly tomeans for distilling water, though not necessarily limited to this use.

,The principal object is to providea novel structure wherein air iscomrningled with the ,stcam, so that the'flat tasteisto avery greatdegree eliminated from the water ofdistill'ar5t1on. f- I Means are alsoprovided for securing the escape of Objectionable gases and vapors thatvmay bebrought over-"with the steam to be condensed. Another andimportant object is to provide a simple still of a novel nature that isvery compact, is easilyoperated and cared for, and is so constructedthat it is automatic? sally supplied'with waterfor condensing pur- 2 5poses and with water to be distilled.

1 The referred embodiment of the invention is isclosed' in theaccompanying drawings, wherein a Figure 1 is a vertical sectional viewthrou h 0 'the still. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of t" e g generator 7 isprovided, said generator comprisin a body 8 and a conical cover 9, the.

; atter aving dependin flanges 15), that embrace the upper edges ofthe-body-walls, said [cover being held in place by suitable clips 11. Acover or casing 12 of asbestos or other suitable material preferablyincloses thegenerator and is spaced from the walls thereof,

as shown in Fig. 1. Any suitable heater as, for instance, a gas-burner13-maybe employed for heating the said generator. A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed'Dedember 30, 1905. Serial No; 293,954.

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HENRY LLRIQK," or NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

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Patented. April as, 1907.

comprising a closed1tank 15, within which is located a coil '16. Thistank has an upper offset portion 17, through which extends aninlet-conduit 18, connected to the upper end of the coil 16. The conduit18 also has communication with an offset discharge-nozzle any number, ofwhich maybe employed, as

j 19, forming a part of the'generator-cover 9. 1 The coil 16 .consistsof a plurality of whirls,

desired, depending, of course, on the size of the still. This coil ismade up of straight angularly-disposed sections 20, each sectionconsisting of an'gularly-disposed substantially fiat walls. The saidcoil terminates at its lower end in a delivery-spout 21,'that projectsfrom the bottom of the condensingtank 15 andis arranged to receivebeneath it a receptacle 22--for the water of distillation.

f F or the purpose of introducing fresh air into the steam andcondensed'water in the coil an upright air-inlet conduit'23. is provideddepending below the tank 15, and preferably havinga flared inlet end'24.This conduit extends within the coil-transversely of the saine and hascommunication with the diifer ent whirls through openings 25. 'duitpreferably terminates at-theupperend The C0111 the outer side thereof atdilferent points. These conduits have communication with the whirls ofthe coil through openings 27 andit will be observed that the openings 27are at diiferent points from the openings 25. many ofsaid outlets'may beemployed as desired, the same being preferably controlled by suitableslide valvesor gates 28.

Water is supplied to the condensing-tank I from anysu-itable sourcethrough a pipe 29,

which communicates with the lower portion of said tank andinay be closedor regulated by a valve 30. A waste-pipe 31 communicates with the upperportion of the tank, and

connected to this waste-pipe is a draw-off pipe 32, having communicationwith the lower portion of the steam-generator and with the lower portionof the condensing- Valves 34 and 35con- .trol the flow ofwater throughsaid pipe 32. The Water to be distilled is supplied from the upperportion of the condenser-tank by condenser-14 is also provided, saidcondenser means of suitable connections. In the pres I Q i outembodiment an intermediate filter-tank having inlets thereto incommunication with dillcrent whirls ol the coil and having an 36, havinga removable cover 35, is provided, having an upright slidably-renwvablefiltering-partition 37 therein. This partition, as clearly shown inFigs. 3 and at, is slid ably titted in guideways formed by sets ofspaced angle-irons 36, secured to the opposite side walls of the tank36. Pipes '38 connect the oll'set portions 17 of the condensertank withthe lilter-tank on one side of the partition, and another pipe 39connects said filter-tank on the opposite side ol the partition with thesteam-generator. The supply of water to the generator is auto1nat'ically controlled in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by means of ailoatdt), mounted on a pivoted arm 4], which carries an upstanding valve42, that moves into and out of coaction with the discharge end of thepipe 39 as the float rises and falls.

The operation of the apparatus may be briefly described as follows: Thewater in the generator being boiled, the steam therefrom will passthrough the conduit 18 into the coil 16, wherein it will be condensedand will finally escape through the spout 21 into the receptacle 22. Thesaid condenser-tank is of course tilled with water, as is also thefilterlug-tank 36. Therel'ore as the level of the water in the generatori'alls water will be automatically supplied thereto, and this water willbe cleared from all sediment by the filterii'igpartit'io n, which may bereadily removed for cleaning purposes. The rapid passage of steam intothe coil will cause an indraft through the conduit 23, so that the freshair will be commii'igled with the steam and with the water ofcondensation. This draft can of course'have an outlet, and this outletor escape will be through the conduits 26, so that all odors andobjectionable gases will be driven o l.- To remove the sediment from thegenerator and condenser-tank, it is only necessary to open the valves 34and 35, whereupon the water will flow freely into the waste-pipe andfresh water at the same time will be supplied to the tanks. It will beapparent that this structure is exceedingly simple, and it has provedentirely efi'ective for the purpose described.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without l'uther description, and it will beunder, stood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any hf the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. In a still, the combinationwith a condenser including a coil, of an outlet-conduit open dischargeend separate from the coil.

2. In a still, the combination with a condenser including a tank andacoil therein, of

'a substantially upright outlet-conduit extending across the .wliirls ofthe coil and com municatn'ng therewith, said conduit having an openupper end.

3. In a still, the combination with a condenser including a tank and acoil therein, of

an outlet-conduit extending within the tank and lo rated within thecoil, said conduit having communication.with the inner sides of wlnrlsthereof, and having an open upper end.

4. In astill, the combination with a condenser including a COll, ofcommon means for conducting gases 'lrom dil'l'erent whirls of the coil,said means extending across the whirls and having separatecommi'inication with each whirl.

5. In a still, the combination with a condenser including a coil, of anoutlet-conduit for permitting the esca e of gases and the like from thecoil, said con uit having a plurality of openings in communication withdifferent wliirls of the coil.

6. In a still, the combination with a condenser, comprising a tank, anda coil located therein, of an upright conduit extending through the tankand openiiig above the same, said conduit extending transversely of thecoil and having communication with the ditlerent whirls thereof.

7. In a still, the combination with a condenser including a coil, of anair-inlet communicating with ditl'erent whirls of the coil, and agas-outlet communicating with different whirls of the coil at ditl'erentpoints from the air-inlet. v

8. In a still, the combination with a condenser comprising a water-tankand a coil located in the tank, of an air-inlet pipe extending from theexterior of the' tank into the same and communicating with one side ofthe coil between the ends thereof, and a gas-outlet pie communicatingwith the opposite side o the coil between the ends of said coil, saidoutlet-pipe having its discharge end proj ecting from the tank.

9. In a still, the combination with a condenser including a coil, of anupright air-conduit extending across the coil and having communicationwith diil'erent whirls thereof, and a gasoutlet conduit extending acrossthe coil and having comn'iunication with ditl'erent whirls thereof, andat ditl erent points from the inlet communication.

10. Ina still, the combination with a condenser-tank, of a coil locatedtherein, and comprising. angularly-disposed straightsections, uprightinlet and outlet conduits having communicationwith ditl'erent whirls ofthe coil, and extending transversely of certain of theflatsidesithereof, means for suptank and a coil located in the tank, atsteamplying water to the tank, a generator, a con nection between thegenerator and cond ensercoil end supply means for the genera torconnccted to the condenser-tank.

1]. In a still, the combination with a l steam-generator, of a condensercomprising a conduit connecting the generator and coil of the condenser,an intermediate tank, a; detachable filter-partition verticallyslidaihle in an intermediate portion of the intermediate tank, a liqind-conducting pipe connecting the upper -iortions of thecondenser-tankand. intermediate tank and connected to the letter on oneside of the 'liltcr-pm'titiion, another liquid-conducting pipe coimcctcdto the interincdiaite tank on the opposite side of the partition andconnected to the sleznngenemtor, 1

and means for controllin the pessage of liduidfrom the condenser-tanthrough the intermediate tank and. partition to the generator.

nir-inlet conduit communicating with different whirls of the coil withinthe tank, and an outlet-conduit having a discharge end outside the tank,said outlet communicating with different whirls of the coil withinthe'tank.

In testimony that I claim the-foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

' v JACOB HENRY ULLRICK.

Witnesses:

CHAS. O. ANDREWS, H, W. HA'NLooK.

